12-Mar-2011 – The confluence point is situated in the north of Saratov region, in 0.5 km north-east from Mikhaylovka village, on the left bank of Chardym river. To get to this place you’d better go from Novye Burasy settlement through Mar'ino-Lashmino village along the asphalt road. You should turn to south-east before Mar'ino-Lashmino and then get to Mihaylovka village along the left bank of Chardym River. You can get quite closer to the confluence point in summer in dry weather onto several fields dirt roads. There are about dozen decrepit houses and a farm in the village. There is not regular transport service. You may get to Saratov from a near highway which is located in 12 km.

This place is a steppe in the majority of cases a tilled steppe. There are some low hills which covered with forest and filled of ravines. The landscape is picturesque.

Our group came up to the confluence by skis from the north-east, from Elshanka village towards evening. We were sleep at our tent on the bank of Chardym river. Next day we run up to Novyye Burasy – Saratov highway along an electric power line and caught a plied bus.